New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-05

Their trouble Of a serious nature few of them re-
turned after midnight to the companys yards ana In
Inundated some brakemen but these returned 70 Worh
in the morning. Another gang went to the Pennsyl.
vapja Railroad Companys yard and forced the ngnt
brakemen quit work but they returned again N Se
sol co., Grov v' John QSenl, OF 10 PrSyOstst
Philip Fleming and William o'Neil, who are Re
alleged to have been aong the leaders OF tne %
Thursday evening, arrested yesterday cnargcu ps
Sergeant Heath with melting riot Inc ponce ei
to be able to identity about fifty OF the rotous skers
and other arrests will follow. Five 40 tbs Erie
handlers at work yesterday IN lhe ar e
Company's yards and on the piers. They were
guarded by large force of regular and spoc,a ponce
100 more specials and will have trouble In getting
them Since the Police Board began to appoint specs
Police Headquarters have been Desie2eu VIZ all I
anxious to sci We In that capacity. The croWd Hny
became so large that notice was posted up siaths
that more specials were needed -,
800 men at work on the Erie piers and that 2oO more
had applied tor work, but had been refused AZ tne
services were not needed. He spoke in commendaio9
OF the brakemen and switchmsn who, ne shiu nld !
stood by the company and resisted all inducements and
threats to make them Join the strikers. lhey were
driven away by the mob four or five times between
THURSDAY night and yesterday morning but returned
to work after the mob had gone away. W ME ME-
Thomas was making this statement the yard brake
men had assembled the office OF inrdlnaster
Jordan and were joined by brakemen from inc IeIl-
sylvania Railroad yards. At Mr.. Jordau's suggestion
o meeting was held III a and superintendent par
rett sent for. He insisted that the i
Railroad men must 90 before he would hear what ms
men had to say. The Pennsylvania men went away
and then Mr. Barrett agreed to an increase OF wages
for the braemen. The head man OF gang Is ~ 40,
ceive 500 So an increase OF s. month the second
SOL an increase OF 81 and the last man Tof oo, au
Increase OF So This schedule Is the same as tna
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Inc resai, u
the conference angercI the PcnnsYlVania men hnu
trouble seemed imminent until they were uri'eh '""9
BY the police. u
into the Pennsylvania Railroad Colnpanys yhfds
about p. H. aud were trying to force the brakenen
to quit ork when Captain FaIrier and squad oi
policemen appeared and drove them away. -,
The Erie and Pennsylvania freight-hanGiers ncim
JOINT meeting yesterday afternoon IN Roches hal me
utmost secrecy was maintained rs TO the proceedings
but it was learned that both bodies agreed 10 act III
concert
There was no change during the day in the long
shoremen's or ireight-handlers' strike.
THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY AT WORK.
STRIKERS AND OTHERS TELL THE CAUSES OF TIE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF WAGES.
Assembymen Hogeboom Ainsworth. Collins, hlihpai
and Martin comprising the special committee appo'eu
to investigate great strikes began their work yese
day in the City Hail. ExAtorneyGeneral Rnsseil actcd
as counsel There only few spectators, mcWuhg
Assemblymen Cornell. Mclaughlin and Feeney OF New
Jersey who brought stenographer with them Ihey
are members of committee which Is conducting sih
lar investigation In Ncw-Jerscy.
Michael A. Reilly, OF the strikers was the first wit
ness He said he was topman the coal docks at south
Company, which carried coal for the Lehlgh Naey |oi
pany. lie continued:
The work st Amhoy often DANGEROUS as the men
have times to walk on single plank from twenty 10 idy
October when In was demanded The TOP
IN October In some other places the paid gov
n S SR aG@ se c %Ss 5Sa AV Willing
223 The men who were rSeeying ~ cents az
reduced 20 cents THIS reduction and the refusal
TO strike one men engaged in handling gas and
steamer coal Averaged siS % wsk & year rom Twelve 10
fourteen hours day made s2j month Tor te fG'I sgysn
owing to the increase In wages The men are hot enOye
al ne te can 'e II SO inclined There seems
to be agreement between Pennsyivanla ana Leng
roads ais' 10 '-' ,.,...,..., ,o,.
The men want paid at Elnabethpor-229
cents an noa ag % y g The qmners make more
V 1 can I'VE vi month In south Amoy as the
aboous and unhealthy Tut 20 per cent OF Tier
worked all OF last year and maie.only $4e5.
John O'Donohue OF Perth Anboy. testified that he was
topman for the Leligh Valley Company. He went on
18th OF October last the topmen asked TO have th WAGES
ten days OF January the request was
and again refused the mon then LETT work ihef %
wages Inc latter have not been nolested eJ Tue
for collecting tie money from captain, OF
tbe irimmcrs work coal companes. which make TIE
men tSs percentase was reduced pei
John Desmond gave like testimony. He said that he
averaged S2s q month topman last year. Al ~
cents hour the average would be Increased !" SV
Terence Quinn testified that he had been at work
coal trimmer for the Leigh Valley Company Tor eleven
years and had never struck until last month lie san
being the holds Of yessels 50 unhealthy that
WIN eleven year; ago cpy h r ARE s ' s awe
cent ton more aud only hteen eI cent wa, t,l',% -,
making collections from shippers one agent tno' N.Y.
petence or reucihg wages as We worked for the
panies collected the for trimming along win
Mr.. Bacon. who worked for the Reading Company at
Elizabethport, said:
otS SeiS pe ho an the wages In Ezs6etporf Tor
coilocng INT we are compelled L. load the conpanys
vessels much less than get for work on Other ys
John McKeOn, OF Elizabethpor car carpenter. said
that he OF the committee which went 10 call On
the agent Of the company after notice Of the reduction
had been given. The agent said, Why not arhliraie T.
The witness replied that the men would hc ghd 10 30 3d.
but they wanted the wages left before pending arb
tration Tie agent told them that they would hear from
him. but they never heard and they struck He said the
object in compelling the men to load the company yes
sells al 2l2 cents a tom while l. cents was charged on
other vessels to give the company an advantage
Captain John Wade who owns boat engaged in the
coal trade, said
panes an sdvsntaee The Deswae ana
pany charged outsiders three cents ton more for trimming
more trips month with my boat and sometimes
labor DO not 5000 year The retention OF rs Per
ffom captains sham as the charge trimming put
practically OF the OF the coal The cap
directly with the trmners aud
permitted furnish their trmnerS The Della
Hudson and PttstOB companies bring the boats
they use on their the here the winter 10
compete with outside boatnen think there are 1900
which belong the coal companies engaged IN
the coal business in this region
Mr. Doyle of Perth Amboy, testified that In his opinion
the strike would have taken place II the agent Of the
company Perth Amboy had put the matter In proper
light before his company
NO CHARITY FOR MEN WHO REFUSE TO WORK
special meeting of the Board Of Managers OF the New
York Association for Improving Condition OF the Poor